Regional Project Manager and Analyst

**Date**:Jul 2, 2025

**Location**: Petaling Jaya, MY

**Company**:AkzoNobel

**About AkzoNobel**

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

© 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.

**As the Regional Manager - Projects and Analysis for South East and South Asia**, this role encompasses the following key responsibilities:

- **Leadership & Strategic Direction**: Provide leadership and strategic direction to category sourcing across the SESA region, specifically projects managed from this region.
- **Strategy Deployment**: Support category teams in deploying strategies to manage regional spend, ensuring delivery of year-on-year value and measurable benefits.
- **Stakeholder Collaboration**: Collaborate with key internal stakeholders, including cross-functional business units, R&D, and global category leads.
- **Project Management**: Lead and drive strategic project management initiatives with all regional vendors and selected/agreed global vendors and internal stakeholders.
- **Alignment with Corporate Goals**: Ensure that all projects and analyses are aligned with AkzoNobel’s corporate sustainability goals.

**Project Planning & Execution**
- Define project scope, timelines, resources, and milestones.
- Develop detailed project plans and ensure on-time delivery.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage expectations and ensure alignment on goals and deliverables.

**Risk & Issue Management**
- Identify potential risks, develop mitigation plans, and address issues proactively.

**Team Coordination & Leadership**
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and assign responsibilities.
- Ensure team performance and motivation throughout the project lifecycle.

**Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation**
- Track progress against KPIs and project timelines.
- Provide regular status updates and maintain all project documentation.

**Data Analysis & Reporting**
- Analyze spend data, supplier performance, and market trends to identify savings opportunities.

**Cost Optimization & Value Tracking**
- Support initiatives for cost reduction, efficiency, and value creation across procurement categories.

**Supplier Performance Evaluation**
- Assess supplier KPIs (cost, quality, delivery) and recommend improvements or alternatives.

**Market Research & Benchmarking**
- Gather intelligence on industry trends, pricing, and innovations to support sourcing decisions.

**Support Strategic Sourcing & Decision Making**
- Work closely with procurement managers to develop sourcing strategies and prepare business cases or analysis for supplier selection.

**Job Requirement**:

- Graduate in Science or Business Economics
- Master’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Project Management with similar complexity, spend size, and geography
- Fluent in English with excellent communication skills
- Proven experience in global/regional sourcing, change management, and leading strategic projects
- Strong digital skills and adaptability to modern tools
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Proficient in problem-solving, project management, and team building
- Able to work independently with mínimal supervision
- Demonstrated Continuous Improvement leadership capabilities
- Skilled at establishing alignment and collaboration within diverse teams

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 47692